Hunter Changes in 7.1.5

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Hunter Changes in 7.1.5

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* sees Hunter picture behind Ion with Patch 7.1.5 Class Updates *

* hears about traps *

* tears up *
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Re: Blizzcon 2016

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TRAPS ARE RETURNING, HOLY YES
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Re: Blizzcon 2016

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WingedCaduceus wrote:TRAPS ARE RETURNING, HOLY YES
Thank god
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Re: Blizzcon 2016

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And everyone cheers at blizzcon when they tell us new and exciting news of... getting our toys/classes abilities back.
(Which I'm grateful for, but for the love of all that's ironic, I can't believe we fell for that)

Well played Blizzard, well played. :lol:

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Re: Blizzcon 2016

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SpiritBinder wrote:And everyone cheers at blizzcon when they tell us new and exciting news of... getting our toys/classes abilities back.
(Which I'm grateful for, but for the love of all that's ironic, I can't believe we fell for that)

Well played Blizzard, well played. :lol:

Still no news on our favorite toy, EotB, so sad. :cry: :mrgreen:

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Re: Blizzcon 2016

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SpiritBinder wrote:And everyone cheers at blizzcon when they tell us new and exciting news of... getting our toys/classes abilities back.
(Which I'm grateful for, but for the love of all that's ironic, I can't believe we fell for that)

Well played Blizzard, well played. :lol:
LOL

To be honest, I'm just glad that Hunter was mentioned. It was pretty clear they were addressing a lot of the Hunter crowd, what with all the Hunter background art and mentioning of traps. And 'overpruning'.

So, while there's not a lot definite, I'm just happy it was mentioned (unlike the previous Q&As).

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Re: Blizzcon 2016

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Some guy on the forums said eyes of the beast is back. Is this true? Anyone have any sources? Please god let it be true EotB was one of my favorite flavor abilities in the game.
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Re: Hunter Changes in 7.1.5

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OK, I created this thread from the main one, by splitting off most of the posts that are related Hunter change announcements. Unfortunately a couple of posts had to be left behind as they addressed multiple topics. Hope it makes sense :)
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I may piddle myself if EotB comes back. Oh please let this be true.

I like that this was separated from the main thread.

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Re: Hunter Changes in 7.1.5

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Oh my god. I've been really busy with university and haven't picked up Legion yet. But traps are returning...?! It's too good to be true!
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Personally, I wish they would leave traps survival only. It does help in separate the 3 specs into identities of their own. However, the specs do need utility. As such, give replacements for the skills:

For Freezing Trap, give them "Pin Down" - "Shoot a projectile at the target location, pinning down the first target it hits for 30 seconds. Any damage caused may interrupt the effect."

For Tar Trap/Frost Trap, give them something like "Oil Slick" - "Blanket an area of ground with oil-covered projectiles, covering the ground beneath them for 30 sec. All enemies have 50% reduced movement speed while in the area of effect."

Explosive Trap? Same thing, but this time, it would be a delayed reaction. "Blanket an area of ground with explosive arrows, that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing X Fire damage and burning all enemies within 5 yards for X additional Fire damage over 10 sec."

BM and MM could use more immediate reactions than delayed (first target walks over it) like survival, since survival is melee anyway. The only exception would be Explosive, as then it wouldn't really be much of a trap. :P
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I really don't miss explosive trap, except in the sense of it being another potential AoE to try and make up for my pathetic MD threat (why must our other two hunters, who play MM and are therefore theoretically better at MD, be so bad at remembering to MD? ;_;). I really dislike ground targeted DPS abilities; I'm not super fond of them for other applications either but at least freezing trap being throwable meant I didn't have to worry about my pets barreling off after my CC. Maybe some day they'll finish the oft-gassed about @mouseover capability for it, but to be fair even that wouldn't save me from the dozens of times I've placed a trap (or binding shot) on a chandelier instead of on the ground one pixel to the right of it.

Wyvern being renewable/chainable and baseline would make up for Freezing (even if that would make me have to decide between setting my focus as my CC target or my MD target), and I mean I guess they could come up with something unique and special to replace/reinstate frost? But honestly, why would they? Traps have been part of our identity so long and they already screwed up by swapping the names arcane/cobra shot in a purely arbitrary move just to make life more confusing than necessary. Surely they wouldn't make the same mistake... well, more than twice.
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Re: Hunter Changes in 7.1.5

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Freezing trap is the one I find myself wishing I had. Wyvern sting just doesn't quite fit the bill. Mostly because the duration is shorter than the CD.
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Xota wrote:Freezing trap is the one I find myself wishing I had. Wyvern sting just doesn't quite fit the bill. Mostly because the duration is shorter than the CD.
^ This right here.

Any other traps are a bonus. This is the one I miss the most.

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Re: Hunter Changes in 7.1.5

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I don't mind traps being survival only but provide utility EQUAL to traps. None of this 30 second CC on a 45 second CD crap.
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Re: Hunter Changes in 7.1.5

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From WoWHead:
- Survival Hunters are a bit lacking in unique utility. Not a perfect idea on how to fix this quite yet. In addition, the fantasy of a Survival Hunter may not have been sold well at launch.

- Survival will have way better traps than BM/MM traps. One idea: if traps persist for some amount of time, without being triggered, then they become empowered. When they are next triggered, they become way stronger.

- Marksmanship Hunters may get some base talent changes in 7.1.5: the Patient Sniper row. Feels required to make the spec fun, a lot more fun than the baseline version. So baseline Marks gameplay will be more heavily inspired by that talent.
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Shelassa wrote:From WoWHead:
- Survival Hunters are a bit lacking in unique utility. Not a perfect idea on how to fix this quite yet. In addition, the fantasy of a Survival Hunter may not have been sold well at launch.

- Survival will have way better traps than BM/MM traps. One idea: if traps persist for some amount of time, without being triggered, then they become empowered. When they are next triggered, they become way stronger.

- Marksmanship Hunters may get some base talent changes in 7.1.5: the Patient Sniper row. Feels required to make the spec fun, a lot more fun than the baseline version. So baseline Marks gameplay will be more heavily inspired by that talent.
Glad that Blizz gets what's wrong with survival. Survival needed more of a hook than "you're melee with traps." Other melee classes have more mobility and better theming. Even enhancement shamans have pets. Of course, playing up the pet angle is dodgy, since survival could easily become "melee BM," which isn't exactly what they're looking for either.

Maybe give surv a different set of weapon enhancements than marks gets as a possible option.

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Re: Hunter Changes in 7.1.5

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Xota on another thread just reminded me... I just tweeted Ion to ask if 7.1.5 will also include powers for the families now missing them. Please go post in support if you are able. Thanks :)

https://twitter.com/wowpetopia/status/7 ... 9799094272
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Wain wrote:Xota on another thread just reminded me... I just tweeted Ion to ask if 7.1.5 will also include powers for the families now missing them. Please go post in support if you are able. Thanks :)

https://twitter.com/wowpetopia/status/7 ... 9799094272
I'm so there to give support.

Can we also ask them why the heck "Hunting Companion" gives a boost to proc Mongoose Bite even when you're specced as BM or MM? Hunting Companion should change its buff based on your spec.

An exotic pet should never have that passive, considering you can't even use those pets as SV to take advantage of that Passive???

Maybe I'm whiny, but it annoys me seeing that Passive buff on my spirit beast when it could be doing else to actually benefit my spec.

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Rikaku wrote: Can we also ask them why the heck "Hunting Companion" gives a boost to proc Mongoose Bite even when you're specced as BM or MM? Hunting Companion should change its buff based on your spec.
I suspect what you're seeing is just tooltip or interface bug. I'm in BM, and my mastery reads correctly (Master of Beasts, not Hunting Companion).
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